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Michigan’s prisons are in crisis: The state cannot find enough corrections officers to staff them. Older officers are retiring, others are quitting, and…
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(MPRN-Lansing) Inmates at a mid-Michigan prison are on lockdown after gang related fighting. Multiple fights broke out over the course of several days.…
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(MPRN-Lansing) An effective food system in the state’s prisons should go beyond just feeding prisoners. That’s the message of some lawmakers in the state…
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(MPRN-Lansing) The state will end its troubled four-year experiment with using private companies for food services in prisons. Governor Snyder said…
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(MPRN-Lansing) The Michigan Department of Corrections announced that a prison in Muskegon Heights will close in March. Nearly 175 people work at the West…
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(MPRN-Lansing) The Michigan Supreme Court has awarded more than three million dollars in grants to circuit courts across the state. It’s to help pay for…
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(MPRN-Lansing) The state is hammering out its budget. And lawmakers are having a sharp disagreement with the governor’s office over one of Michigan’s…
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(MPRN-Lansing) A battle is heating up in Lansing over the state’s corrections budget. Republican Senator John Proos’ subcommittee on corrections passed a…
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(MPRN-Lansing) Michigan’s attempts to privatize prison food services is still running into problems. The legislature approved outsourcing prison food…
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Governor Rick Snyder has signed legislation into law designed to reform Michigan’s criminal justice system.The bills allow for time on probation to be…